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Felix? Yossarian? Pounce de Leon? Huell? Puma Thurma? Cast your vote for P-22's new name.
National Park Service via Flickr
Mountain lion P-22 coughs up a hairball from the deer he's eating.
National Park Service via Flickr
File photo shows mountain lion P-22, which was trapped, sedated and treated for mange during a capture in Griffith Park.
National Park Service via Flickr

(Recording "Leo" for the MGM logo in 1928. Pacific and Atlantic Photos/Wikipedia Commons)

We put out the call to KPCC listeners, and received dozens of responses.

Many said we should just keep the name "P-22," like Beth Pratt, who said, "He's got a name! Let's keep P-22. He's already known for this across the world. Plus, I don't want to have to change my tattoo."

And Kat (!) Talley-Jones wrote on Facebook, "P-22 is an awesome, science-y name."

Brad Williams was one of several who nominated "'Felix'— like the original Hollywood cat, he's clever, he's a "cat about town," and he hangs in Los Feliz."

This is Alan Arkin playing Captain John Yossarian in the Paramount movie "Catch-22," based on Joseph Heller's novel, and "Yossarian" got a number of nominations. Get it, "Cat 22"?

We also like"Pounce de Leon,""Huell"(he is an amazing cat), and "Puma Thurman".